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The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN.
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The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN.
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Paramount CEO David Ellison says the real fight over his $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger is whether he can be trusted as a steward of CNN news.
Read this reportParamount Skydance CEO David Ellison attended President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Paramount's David Ellison courted President Donald Trump while seeking approval for his WBD deal. Trump's Department of Justice approved the Paramount-WBD deal, but some states are suing to stop it. Ellison published an op-ed on Tuesday, distancing himself from partisan politics. Remember David Ellison's warm relationship with President Donald Trump? The Paramount Skydance CEO seems to wish you wouldn't. Ellison courted Trump as he sought approval from the Departme...
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‘The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN,’ Ellison wrote. ‘There has been speculation about my politics, my loyalties, my intentions’
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Paramount Skydance said it would push back its merger until 2027.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 7 reports from 6 outlets into a single canonical entry on “David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal.” The covered outlets are based across 2 regions — US and UK.
The earliest report in this entry came from The New York Times (Aug 4, 2026, 09:03 UTC); the most recent came from The New York Times (Aug 4, 2026, 16:39 UTC).
Comparing the wording across sources, 9 named entities are referenced by multiple outlets and the phrase recurring most across the coverage is “david ellison”.
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